Bin a few times. The first time was on a bit of a whim and (i think) was better for the non-planning.
That would have been about 1998. we went by car and I completely miscalculated how long it would take to get there (we came from NE England) and we stopped off in Arras overnight. This was a great opportunity for my DW to test her A Level French!.
It was a great trip, cost a fortune, but all the better for having our DD almost 3yrs and baby son in the buggy and seeing their reactions to all the characters etc.
The best thing of all was after we had been home about three weeks a letter dropped through the door saying our DD had won a competition she had been entered in by her grandmother and the prize.... a weekend away to DLRP accomodation in Sequoia Lodge with flights from Newcastle - Doh! could've saved all that money!!!:hammer:
That trip was Brillliant - it was the Winnie The Pooh friendship weekend and we all got embroidered denim shirts, baseball caps, backpacks etc to keep as mementos. and, best of all, we got to take part in a parade up main street together with hundreds of others from all over Europe. I can still remember the sight of hundreds and hundreds of yellow balloons. It really was special.
Since then we have been back three times (once in December at Newport Bay in 2005) and are going again on 20th Dec for three nights. Christmas Davy Crockett Ranch here we come!!!!
That would have been about 1998. we went by car and I completely miscalculated how long it would take to get there (we came from NE England) and we stopped off in Arras overnight. This was a great opportunity for my DW to test her A Level French!.
It was a great trip, cost a fortune, but all the better for having our DD almost 3yrs and baby son in the buggy and seeing their reactions to all the characters etc.
The best thing of all was after we had been home about three weeks a letter dropped through the door saying our DD had won a competition she had been entered in by her grandmother and the prize.... a weekend away to DLRP accomodation in Sequoia Lodge with flights from Newcastle - Doh! could've saved all that money!!!:hammer:
That trip was Brillliant - it was the Winnie The Pooh friendship weekend and we all got embroidered denim shirts, baseball caps, backpacks etc to keep as mementos. and, best of all, we got to take part in a parade up main street together with hundreds of others from all over Europe. I can still remember the sight of hundreds and hundreds of yellow balloons. It really was special.
Since then we have been back three times (once in December at Newport Bay in 2005) and are going again on 20th Dec for three nights. Christmas Davy Crockett Ranch here we come!!!!